This course aims to provide you with a better understanding of the human rights system and empowers you to promote human rights. The course invites you to discover human rights as a tool for change and how to turn yourself into an agent of change. This is an introductory course.
Duration: 15 hours, self-paced (you decide your own schedule)
After the course you will be able to:
– Explain the concept of human rights
– Identify and analyse the rights that are of most concern to you
– Understand and describe complex human rights issues, moving beyond “black-and-white”-answers
– Analyse your surroundings and daily issues through a “human rights lens”
– Identify what you can and want to do to contribute to the promotion of human rights – in your local community and on a global level
– Take action to protect, promote and claim human rights – for yourself and for others – based on an understanding of human right concepts and protection mechanisms
You can find the course here: https://academy.amnesty.org/learn/courses/24/human-rights-a-tool-for-change